diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f29ed911..ac77bbea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## v1.1.14 - UNRELEASED
 
+### Added
+
+- **aiken**: New `-S` flag on `check` and `build` that blocks the printing of warnings but it still shows the total warning count.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - **aiken-lang**: Prevent (type error) backpassing blocks with empty continuation. See [#1111](https://github.com/aiken-lang/aiken/issues/1111). @KtorZ
diff --git a/crates/aiken-project/src/watch.rs b/crates/aiken-project/src/watch.rs
index c96f611d..3756728e 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-project/src/watch.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-project/src/watch.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    if warning_count > 0 && deny && !silent {
+    if warning_count > 0 && deny {
         Err(ExitFailure::into_report())
     } else {
         Ok(())